1795-] 
had not been adopted before thoufands, 
and even millions had perifhed in the 
faral conteft. He faid, that the {peech 
deferved praife in many parts. ‘Thote 
who compofed it, had very carefully and 
very properly omitted the common- 
place diétion in which they had formerly 
indulged, ref{peéting ‘ civil fociety, po- 
lifhed order, and the caufe of religion 
and morality.”’ He alfo obferved, that 
he was fomewhat furprifed at that part 
of the addrefs (the echo of the {peech) 
which obferved that anarchy and con- 
fufion had been repreffed by the wifdom 
and energy of the laws. He was, for his 
own part, perfectly convinced that no 
fuch principles exifted, or if they had 
exifted, they never had proceeded to 
fuch an alarming extent, as to entitle 
them to notice in his MaJrestTy’s {peech. 
—‘ Where was the proof? The late 
acts had not been put into execution, to 
prevent or punifh any one inflance of 
anarchy and confufion. There exifted, 
therefore, no proof of what, had been fo 
particularly mentioned in that part of 
the {peech.”’ Mr. Fox obferved, that he 
thought it fingular, that thofe who 
framed the royal fpeech did not mention 
to whom the perfon going to Paris, to 
negociate, was toapply; becaufe it had 
been his Majesry’s ufual practice to 
be more explicit ; for inftance, when a 
perfon was notified by him to proceed to 
the Hague on a fimilar bufinefs, it was 
generally added, with full powers to 
treat with their High Mightinefles, the 
States General of the United Provinces; 
hence it might be reafonably expected, 
that.a Minifter would have been fent to 
the executive directory of the French 
republic.—Asthis remark excited a laugh 
from fome of the members, ‘f What !”’ ex- 
claimed Mr. Fex, “isthe executive di- 
rectory of France fo little known? Has 
it not fufficiently manifefted ifelf by 
actions, or is it fo buried in obfcurity, 
that it is not to be treated with in a 
direét andopen manner ?’’ Mr. Fox'con- 
cluded by afferting, that he thought it 
neceffary for the welfare of the country, 
that the conduct of the prefent mini- 
fiers fhould be enquired into on a future 
day. 
The CHANCELLOR of the ExXcHE- 
QUER <faid, he trufted that while the 
houfe and the country at large muft 
naturally indulge the pleafing hopes of 
the moft favourable iffue of the propofed 
negociation, they would alfo look «wb 
bim to the other fide of the alternative ; 
gad that they would be equally prepared 
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to colleét, and call forth the whole force 
of the country, if necefiary, in fupport 
of all that was moft dear and valuable to 
them. He. expreffed his fatisfaction at 
Mr. Fox’s agreement with the mott 
prominent and the moft important fub- 
ject of that debate; he wifhed to fay as 
little as poffibile on the other points. 
With regard to Mr. Fox’s obfervation, 
that his Majesry’s minifters were now 
adopting meafures whicn he had warmly 
recommended to them years ago, Mr. 
Pirr obferved, “ that it did not follow, 
becaufe it was right to make peace now, 
that it would have been right to have 
done fo fome years ago; for, according 
to that mode of argument, you mutt 
either make peace the day after you go 
to war, or you muft never make peace 
at all”? Mir. Prrr then _went: inta his’ 
accuftomed detail of the great refources 
of the country, the profperity of its 
commerce, andthe extent of its exports. 
He ftated, that during the laf fix months, 
the exportation of the manufaétures of 
this ifland, and our foreign commerce, 
had been equal to what they were in the 
moft extraordinary year of peace im- 
mediately preceding the commencement 
of the prefent war (1792) and our fo- 
reign trade even exceeded the produce 
of that year, which was the moft pro- 
ductive of any in the hiftory of this 
country. The addrefs to his Majesty 
pafled memine contradicente. 
On the 17th of October, Mr. Ho- 
BART brought up the report of the 
committee of fupply, that 120,000 fea- 
men be voted for the fervice of the navy, 
for the year 1797, including 20,000 ° 
marines; and alfo that towards defray- 
ing the expence thereof, 4l. per man 
per month be allowed, for 13 months. 
The report was read a firft, and ordered 
to be read a fecond time; and Mr. Rose 
moved, that on the Wednefday follow- 
ing the houfe fhould refolve itfelf into a ~ 
committee of ways and means, to con- 
fider farther of a fupply to be granid 
to his MajrEstTy. 
On the fame day Mr. Serjeant ADAIR, 
in the houfe of commons, obtained leave 
to bring in a bill for the farther relief of 
the people called Quakers, as to impri- 
fonment of their perfons for the non- 
payment of tithes; and for making their 
folemn affirmation evidence in criminal 
“cates: 
On the 18th of Oétober, the order of 
the day being read to take into confide- 
ration that part of his Majesty's 
fpeech which related to the intention mani- 
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